Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Charles Clement French Century 21 Exposition Planning Records
1958-1962
Cage 727
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- French, C. Clement (Charles Clement), 1901-1988
- Title
- Charles Clement French Century 21 Exposition Planning Records
- ID
- Cage 727
- Date [inclusive]
- 1958-1962
- Extent
- 0.5 Linear feet of shelf space, 1 Box
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This collection consists of Washington State University President French's records related to his work as a trustee of the Century 21 Exposition.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]
Charles Clement French Century 21 Exposition Planning Records, 1958-1962 (Cage 727)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Charles Clement French was born in 1901 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. French held three degrees in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania, including a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. In 1925, French married Helen Augusta Black (1902-1976) and they had two children.
He was dean of the college at Randolph Macon College in Virginia, an administrator at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech), and vice president at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College (Texas A&M). In 1952 French was selected to be the sixth President of the State College of Washington (which was renamed Washington State University during his term).
French served as chairman of the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education, and the Washington State Constitutional Revision Commission, as well as being a member of the Board of Trustees for the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). He retired in 1966 and was honored in 1968 with the university's new administration building being named for him. He received honorary degrees from Whitworth College, Pacific Lutheran University, and the University of Punjab. French died in Pullman, Washington in 1988.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of President French's records related to his work as a trustee of the Century 21 Exposition. The files include: correspondence; meeting minutes of the board of trustees, the National Science Planning Board, and the executive committee; corporate governance documents; schedules and other planning documents; and printed ephemera.
Arrangement
The files are arranged chronologically.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2016
https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
These files were transferred to Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections from the Washington State University President's office in 1975.
Processing Information
This collection was originally classified as a University Archives collection (Archives 161), and reprocessed as a manuscript collection in 2009.
Related Materials
Related Material
Charles Clement French Papers, 1914-1971 (Cage 310)
Charles Clement French Papers, 1967-1969 (Cage 490)
State College of Washington Office of the President: Wilson Compton and Charles Clement French Records, 1948-1956 (Archives 12)
Washington State University Office of the President: Charles Clement French Records, 1957-1966 (Archives 203)
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.)
- Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.). Board of Trustees
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- French, C. Clement (Charles Clement), 1901-1988 -- Archives
Subject(s)
- Washington (State)
Detailed Description of Collection
| box | folder | |||
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1958 |
1 | 1 | ||
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1959 |
1 | 2 | ||
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1960 |
1 | 3 | ||
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1961 |
1 | 4 | ||
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1962 |
1 | 5 | ||